Section 130
Power to make rules.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to merchant shipping to ensure compliance with India's obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and also to ensure the development of Indian shipping and efficient maintenance of Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The Central Government may make rules to carry out the provisions of this Part.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the conditions subject to which the vessel shall comply with the conventions, treaties or agreements to which India is a party and the safety and security requirements to be complied by the vessels to which the said conventions, treaties or agreements are not applicable, under sub-section (1) of section 116;
(b) the safety and security requirements for different classes of vessels and the certificates to be held by such vessels under sub-section (2) of section 116;
(c) the manner of reporting the particulars of incidents and the authority to whom such particulars shall be reported under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 117;
(d) the manner of reporting the particulars of incidents and the authority to whom such particulars shall be reported under sub-section (9) of section 118;
(e) the communication equipment, distress and safety equipment and the certified operators to be provided to every Indian vessel under section 120;
(f) the information relating to the stability of passenger ship to be approved under sub-section (2) of section 121;
(g) the safety and security management requirements to be complied by the vessel, company or port facility under sub-section (1) of section 129;
(h) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the conditions subject to which the vessel shall comply with the conventions, treaties or agreements to which India is a party and the safety and security requirements to be complied by the vessels to which the said conventions, treaties or agreements are not applicable, under sub-section (1) of section 116;
(b) the safety and security requirements for different classes of vessels and the certificates to be held by such vessels under sub-section (2) of section 116;
(c) the manner of reporting the particulars of incidents and the authority to whom such particulars shall be reported under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 117;
(d) the manner of reporting the particulars of incidents and the authority to whom such particulars shall be reported under sub-section (9) of section 118;
(e) the communication equipment, distress and safety equipment and the certified operators to be provided to every Indian vessel under section 120;
(f) the information relating to the stability of passenger ship to be approved under sub-section (2) of section 121;
(g) the safety and security management requirements to be complied by the vessel, company or port facility under sub-section (1) of section 129;
(h) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.